Nottingham Panthers will raise Adam Johnson’s game number to the roof of the ice rink.
Adam Johnson was honored in a moving way. PDO
Nottingham Panthers play their first match by Adam Johnson after death.
Panthers face Manchester Storm in a match organized in honor of Johnson’s memory.
The Panthers often honor their players in different ways. Panthers players will play the game in Johnson’s memorial jerseys. The shirts have Johnson’s name and his game number above the logo.
Before the match, the players of both teams and the referee of the match gathered in the center circle. At the same time, Adam Johnson shouts rang out from the stands.
Johnson’s face was visible on the light board and atmospheric music was playing in the hall.
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The club said in the message service X that they will put Johnson’s game number on the roof of the ice rink.
In addition to this, the club had painted Johnson’s name and his game number behind both goals.
– Forever our number 47, it read on the ice with two hearts.
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The Panthers also released a tribute video in Johnson’s memory that was shown in the concourse before the game started.
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I skated
Johnson, 29, died in October when the opposing team’s player Matt Petgrave a skate cut his neck mid-match.
Johnson’s aunt Kari Johnson’s according to Petgrave’s skate cut through Johnson’s trachea. Petgrave’s skate severed Johnson’s carotid artery.
– At some point during the ambulance ride, they lost him but managed to bring him back. He did not survive the operation in the hospital. They couldn’t stop the bleeding. He lost too much blood, Kari Johnson said at the beginning of November.
According to the aunt, Adam Johnson was a deep person who cared about his loved ones.
– So young was taken away. He loved his family and friends.
Fiancé of Adam Johnson Ryan Wolfe said the couple was waiting for marriage. According to Wolfe, Johnson had made a lot of plans.
They had thought about starting a farm or a cafe.
– I pray that we get it in another life. I hope in heaven you have a farm with cows and chickens as your heart desired, Wolfe told Johnson at a memorial service in early November.
Wolfe professed his love for Johnson.
– You were my everything. My home, my best friend, my rock and the love of my life. I will never stop thinking about you. I love you.
The British media reported earlier this week that the police have arrested a man on suspicion of a crime related to Johnson’s death. The man was not named publicly.